Asked about Stephen Curry's ability to find a fraction of a second to get off a shot, Phoenix head coach Monty Williams said: "I don’t like it. That’s what I think about it. It’s hard to guard. … I respect it, but I don’t care for it when you’ve got to compete against it."

The Warriors say Andrew Wiggins (back) will play, so it'll be the usual starting lineup at Phoenix: Curry, Poole, Wiggins, Green and Looney.

Warriors’ new dad Damion Lee reports to G League, where Klay Thompson steals the show sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… via San Francisco Chronicle

Warriors (18-2) at Phoenix (17-3) starters: GSW -- Curry, Poole, Wiggins, Green, Looney; PHX -- Paul, Booker, Bridges, Crowder, Ayton.

The Phoenix Suns are 17-3 and have won 16 games in a row, but when the Warriors took the floor for pregame warmups at Footprint Center, there were loud cheers for Golden State.

Suns 18, Warriors 15 (6:00, 1st) Just as everyone expected Kevon Looney is tied for the Warriors' lead with five points, but Deandre Ayton has eight points and three rebounds going right back at him.

Warriors 25, Suns 22 (3:27, 1st) Jordan Poole scores eight points in 51 seconds.

Warriors 35, Suns 31 (end 1st) Inside-out game. Phoenix has gotten 15 points from centers Deandre Ayton and JaVale McGee. The Warriors are 6-of-12 from 3-point range, including four from Jordan Poole who has 16 points.

Warriors 48, Suns 43 (5:59, 2nd) The Phoenix hype crew throws T-shirts into the crowd after Suns 3-pointers. A lot more fans would be happy if they included the Warriors, who are 9-of-17 from behind the arc.

Injury Update: Devin Booker (left hamstring) will not return

Suns 56, Warriors 54 (half) GSW 10-of-22 on 3s, but 12 turnovers. Poole has 18 points, and Porter has 12. PHX will be without Booker (left hamstring) for the second half. Ayton has 11 points and six rebounds, and the Suns' bench is winning 21-14.

Suns 56, Warriors 54 (half) The Warriors' plus-minus leader Gary Payton II (plus-nine) has played four minutes, 42 seconds. I imagine that changes in the second half.

Suns 72, Warriors 71 (2:30, 3rd) Gary Payton II is plus-17 in seven minutes, 31 seconds.

Suns 80, Warriors 78 (end 3rd) The Warriors are down two points to a team on a 16-game winning streak on a night when Stephen Curry is 4-of-19 from the floor and 3-of-12 from 3-point range.

Suns extend winning streak to 17 games with stirring victory over Warriors sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… via San Francisco Chronicle

Steve Kerr said Phoenix’s defense really frustrated the Warriors’ pick-and-roll, and the team started rushing. “It’s probably good for us to go through this type of game, especially early in the season. It’s a good reminder that we’re going to have to get a lot better."

Steve Kerr on Phoenix’s attention on Curry: “When teams are going to commit people to Steph, there are going to be openings. There are going to be openings for Jordan (Poole), openings for Otto (Porter), and openings for Klay Thompson. That’s going to be fun.”

Since the Warriors are back in the Bay Area and will practice tomorrow, they’ve officially recalled Damion Lee, Klay Thompson and James Wiseman from the franchise’s G League affiliate.

In preparation for Friday's game against the South Bay Lakers, the Warriors have assigned rookies Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody to their G League affiliate in Santa Cruz.

Before his record falls, Ray Allen praises Steph Curry: ‘In a lane of his own’ sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… via San Francisco Chronicle